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Stearic Acid Methyl Ester promotes Migration of Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Accelerates Cartilage Defect Repair

Stearic Acid Methyl Ester promotes Migration of Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Accelerates Cartilage Defect Repair

Yamei Liu, Liangliang Xu, Liuchao Hu, Dongfeng Chen, Lijuan Yu, Xican Li, Hongtai Chen, Junlang Zhu, Chen Chen, Yiwen Luo, Bin Wang, Gang Li

J Orthop Translat. 2019 Oct 23;22:81-91.

PMID: 32440503

Abstract:

Background:
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) can be easily expanded without losing the ability of multilineage differentiation, including oesteogenic, chondrogenic and adipogenic differentiation. These characters make MSCs a promising cell resource for cartilage defect repair. MSCs could be recruited by inflammatory stimulation, then home to the injury tissues. However, its capacity of homing is extremely limited. Thus, it has become extremely necessary to develop an agent or a method, which can be used to enhance the efficiency of MSCs homing. This study investigates the effect of stearic acid methyl ester (SAME) on MSCs mobilisation and cartilage regeneration.
Methods:
MSCs were isolated from femurs of Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats. MTT assay was used to detect effect of SAME on viability of MSCs. Transwell assay and wound healing assay were used to detect effect of SAME on migration of MSCs. RNA-seq, quantitative real-time PCR and western blot were performed to analyze the expression of RNAs and proteins. Colony forming assay and flow cytometry were used to evaluate the effect of SAME on MSCs mobilisation in vivo. A rat cartilage defect model was created to evaluate the effect of SAME on cartilage regeneration.
Results:
We found that SAME could promote the migration of MSCs. Interestingly, we found SAME significantly increased the expression levels of Vav1 in MSCs. On the other hand, the enhanced migration ability of MSCs induced by SAME was retarded by Vav1 small interfering RNA (siRNA) and Rho-associated protein kinase 2 (ROCK2) inhibitor. In addition, we also checked the effect of SAME on mobilisation of MSCs in vivo. The results showed that SAME increased the number of MSCs in peripheral blood and enhanced the capacity of colony formation. Finally, using a cartilage defect model in rats, we found SAME could improve cartilage repair.
Conclusion:
Our study demonstrates that SAME can enhance MSCs migration ability mainly through the Vav1/ROCK2 signaling pathway, which could contribute to the accelerated cartilage regeneration.
The translational potential of this article:
These findings provide evidence that SAME could be used as a therapeutic reagent for MSCs mobilisation and cartilage regeneration.

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP470463446	2-Chloro-4-trimethylsilanylethynyl-nicotinic acid methyl ester		470463-44-6	Price

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